Rejang Lebong Regency Explained

Official Name:Rejang Lebong Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Rejang Lebong
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Motto:Pat Sepakat Lemo Seperno
(Four Agree Five Perfect)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bengkulu
Seat Type:Regency seat
Seat:Curup
Area Total Km2:1550.28
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:285710
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:WIB
Utc Offset1:+7

Rejang Lebong (Kabupaten Rejang Lebong) is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. This regency originally included a much larger part of the inland part of the province, lying to the east of the watershed of the Barisan Mountains, but on 25 February 2003 it was divided in three, with districts in the northwest being split off to form a separate Lebong Regency, and districts in the south being similarly split off to form a new Kepahiang Regency.

The residual Rejang Lebong Regency now covers 1,550.28 km² and had a population of 246,787 at the 2010 Census[2] and 276,645 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 285,710 - comprising 145,667 males and 140,043 females.[4] The administrative centre of the Rejang Lebong Regency is the town of Curup. The Rejangese people are the most numerous ethnic group in Bengkulu Province, and inhabit the western half of the Regency, while the Lembak people inhabit the eastern half.

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into fifteen districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 122 rural desa and 34 urban kelurahan), and its post codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan) !
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid
2023
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
desa
No.
of
kelu-
rahan
Post
code
17.02.09 Curup
(Curup town)
5.21 28,17326,97126,815Pasar Baru-939111
- 39125
17.02.16 Curup Utara
(North Curup)
47.09 14,62318,66819,924Tunas Harapan12239119
- 39125
17.02.17 Curup Timur
(East Curup)
10.33 20,13925,78727,546Talang Ulu5439115
- 39125
17.02.18 Curup Selatan
(South Curup)
35.90 18,79223,35524,733Lubuk Ubar9239112
- 39125
17.02.19 Curup Tengah
(Central Curup)
19.05 34,18234,93534,954Air Bang1939113
- 39125
Curup urban area 116.77 115,909129,716133,9722726
17.02.10 Bermani Ulu 121.14 11,53013,64314,243Kampung Melayu12-39152
17.02.24 Bermani Ulu Raya 207,99 9,98711,82312,345Tebat Tenong Luar10-39151
17.02.11 Selupu Rejang 165.30 27,52236,04538,758Air Duku13339153
17.02.08 Sindang Kelingi 68.84 14,07913,36613,289Beringin Tiga9139155
17.02.22 Sindang Dataran 80.79 10,03210,41710,471Bengko6-39154
17.02.06 Kota Padang 190.39 11,81612,41212,518Kota Padang7339183
17.02.23 Sindang Beliti Ilir 167.59 8,7169,1239,191Lubuk Belimbing I10-39184
17.02.07 Padang Ulak Tanding 242.97 17,45419,78120,395Padang Ulak Tanding14139180
17.02.20 Binduriang 44.47 7,8748,9199,194Simpang Beliti5-39182
17.02.21 Sindang Beliti Ulu 143.22 11,86811,40011,334Lubuk Alai9-39181
Totals 1,550.27 246,787276,645285,710Curup12234

The Curup urban area, together with the three districts to its north (Bermani Ulu, Bermani Ulu Raya and Selupu Rejang) comprise the western part of the regency, covering 611.20 km2 with a population of 199,318 in mid 2023, mainly the Rejong people. The remaining seven districts comprise the larger but less densely populated eastern part of the regency, covering 939.08 km2 with a population of 86,392 in mid 2023, primarily the Lembak people.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1702)